5 bedroom house

Oban 15 miles, Glasgow 96 miles (All distances are approximate)

Entrance porch | hallway | dining room | sitting room | dining kitchen | utility room | pantry | shower room | snug
Landing | principal bedroom | four further bedrooms | two bathrooms
Traditional stone garage
Plot with expired planning consent to create an additional house
Formal gardens with lawns and planted borders | 3.29 acres of mixed mature woodland
Woodland and waterfront walks | Private front and rear driveways
About 248 metres of foreshore to Loch Etive
Stone slipway
In all about 3.98 Acres

Ben Duirinnis House is understood to date back to the 19th
century with some more recent additions. Situated in a
private positon overlooking Loch Etive with views across
to Ben Cruachan, the property comprises of 3 reception
rooms, 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. There is also a
detached stone garage. In addition, there is a plot with
direct road access which has expired consent to create
an additional house. The house has formal gardens to the
front and side and surrounded by mixed mature woodland
extending to about 3.29 acres. A path leads down from the
garden to the stunning foreshore which includes a slipway
and path along the shore. The policies extend to about 3.98
acres in total.

Ben Duirinnis House is accessed off the main road (B845)
via both a separate front and rear driveway. After heading
through a mature woodland, the driveway opens up with
sea views and terminates in a gravel parking area to the
front of the house. Constructed of stone beneath a pitched
slate roof, the house sits in a private south facing position
with stunning loch views. Internal features include the large
sitting room with wood burning stove, the dining kitchen
complete with aga and three bedrooms to the front of the
house with wonderful coastal views. Each of the bedrooms
have sinks.

The accommodation is over two storeys as follows:
Ground floor: Entrance porch, hallway, dining kitchen (with
wood burner), sitting room (with wood burner), dining kitchen
with aga, pantry, utility room, shower room and snug (with
wood burner)
First floor: landing, principal bedroom, four bedrooms,
dressing room and two bathrooms.
A short distance from the house there is a detached stone
garage.
Plot
Situated at the western boundary with direct road access, planning permission was granted in principle for the construction of a house with foreshore frontage below. The planning consent has since expired (see planning).

Gardens and Policies
The house has mature gardens laid to lawn at the side
and front of the house and surrounded by rhododendrons,
planted borders and mature woodland. The woodland
surrounding Ben Duirinnis is a real feature and extends to
about 3.29 acres in total.
A path leads down from the front garden down to the
foreshore with a private slipway to launch a boat. There are
stunning uninterrupted views across to Ben Cruachan and
Taynuilt.
The property includes about 248 metres of foreshore
frontage with a path leading along the shore and looping
back through the woodland. Whilst not included in the sale,
there is the possibility to seek consent from the Crown
Estate to have a summer mooring at the bottom of the
garden.
The policies extend to about 3.98 acres in total.

Ben Duirinnis House is situated about 15 miles north of
Oban, by Bonawe on the northern shores of the stunning
Loch Etive. The village of Benderloch (9 miles) has a range
of local services including a general store, post office, café
with book shop, petrol station with outdoor clothing and
equipment as well as a village hall and primary school.
Oban, also known as the 'Gateway to the Isles', and the
seafood capital of Scotland, has a more extensive range
of services including supermarket, restaurants, primary
and secondary schooling and hospital. The ferry ports
have regular services to the Inner Hebridean islands
including Mull, Iona and the Treshnish Isles. For whisky
enthusiasts, there is Oban distillery. The town al

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